Reminder: John Williams to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

August 12, 2013

John Williams will receive the annual “Ken Burns Lifetime Achievement Award” from documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and Old Sturbridge Village following a dinner in his honor Aug. 15.

The event is sponsored by Fallon Community Health Plan. Cost for the dinner is $150, seating is limited and reservations are required. For reservations and more information, contact rsvp@osv.org, (508)-347-0210 or visit www.osv.org.

The “Ken Burns Lifetime Achievement Award” is presented jointly each year by Ken Burns and Old Sturbridge Village to an individual who has made a significant impact on the arts through projects related to history.

Previous awards went to NBC News Special Correspondent and award-winning author Tom Brokaw; Academy Award-winning actor Sam Waterston, noted for his portrayals of Abraham Lincoln; Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin; and to Emmy Award-winning actress Laura Linney, known for her portrayal of Abigail Adams in the HBO series John Adams.

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